Shou Sugi Ban
Shou Sugi Ban, the Japanese technique of charring timber to create durable, weather-resistant cladding and finishes in architectural design.
JDEstudio and Aagnes Studio Build a Guadalajara House That Unfolds Through Oak, Travertine and Slow Light
In Guadalajara, Casa CO closes a quiet face to the street and opens a sequence of oak corridors, travertine shelves and garden terraces to the sun.
Tristan Burfield Turns a Red Hill Hillside Into a Fortress of Charred Timber and Rendered Masonry
On a 2.5-hectare Mornington Peninsula site stripped of invasive pines, No.41 House turns inward to frame native landscapes.
Sandy Anghie Wraps a Perth Character Home in Charred Timber and Board-Formed Concrete
A Claremont addition built around a beloved tree uses shou sugi ban cladding and deep courtyard spaces to reconnect house to garden.
SMITH Architects Wraps a 120-Year-Old Cottage in a Charred Timber Shell to Survive Bushfire
A 28-square-metre workers' cottage in the Blue Mountains gets a shou sugi ban sleeve, bushfire armor, and a second life.
Replus Design Bureau Wraps a Forest Retreat Near Lviv in Charred Larch and Recycled Austrian Tile
OSLW House nestles into a pine forest outside Lviv, built almost entirely from Ukrainian materials and reclaimed heritage fragments.
CAUKIN Studio Builds a Charred Timber Prayer Room and Community Center in Rural Indonesia
A 30-square-meter pavilion in Gunung Sindur uses Shou Sugi Ban technique and seismic-resistant portal frames to serve a growing social enterprise.
NORD Architects Builds a Climate-Conscious Timber House Disguised as a Danish Barn
Villa Wood brings cross-laminated timber, shou sugi ban cladding, and passive solar strategy to a Copenhagen suburb.
Natan Gil Arquitetura Builds a Charred Timber Hotel Room as a Desert Oasis in Belo Horizonte's Forest
Installed at CASACOR Minas 2022 on the grounds of Niemeyer's Palácio das Mangabeiras, this 100 m² room channels the logic of a desert caravan stop.
Archmondo Wraps a Masurian Lake House in Charred Larch and Standing-Seam Metal
A 110-square-meter holiday home beside Lake Kownatki in Poland draws on barn typology, Shou Sugi Ban craft, and careful siting among pines.
Harpa Arquitetura Nests a Charred Timber House Between Two Hills in Southern Brazil
Entremontes House in Montenegro occupies a rare triangular site where the town's two defining hills converge, wrapped entirely in shou sugi ban cladding.
Hyperspace Rebuilds a Hertfordshire Garage as a Charred Timber Garden Studio That Doubles as a Bug Hotel
In Tring, 850 shou sugi ban larch scales wrap a home office built from 95 percent of the garage it replaced, with gaps left open for insects.
MaMo Architects Wraps a Concrete Barn House in Charred Wood in the Rolling Hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania
A West Chester, Pennsylvania family home where ICF concrete, shou sugi ban and a stair-tower heat chimney rework the local barn for low upkeep.
